Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Cotton Pygmy-goose (Nettapus coromandelianus) - HBW 1, p. 597
French: Anserelle de Coromandel
German: Koromandelzwergente
Spanish: Gansito Asiático
Other common names: White Pygmy goose, White quilled Pygmy goose/Dwarf goose, Pygmy Goose, Cotton Teal
Taxonomy: Anas coromandeliana Gmelin, 1789, Coromandel, India.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- coromandelianus (Gmelin, 1789) - most of Oriental Region; N New Guinea.
- albipennis Gould, 1842 - E Queensland (Australia).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair feeding Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia (ssp albipennis)
Tom Tarrant 30 April 1998 6 years ago 29 sec 4.1 -
A group feeding Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp coromandelianus)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 6 years ago 25 sec 3.6 -
A pair swimming, becoming alarmed and flying away. Locality Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp coromandelianus)
Eldert Groenewoud 28 October 2008 2 years ago 26 sec 3.5 -
A pair swimming and feeding in a dam Locality Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India (ssp coromandelianus)
Josep del Hoyo 19 January 2001 5 years ago 31 sec 3.5 -
A group feeding and swimming and a bird preening Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp coromandelianus)
Jean Hupperetz 31 October 2004 6 years ago 30 sec 3.4 -
A female-plumaged individual swimming and feeding on the water. Locality Phnom Krom Marsh, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia (ssp coromandelianus)
Josep del Hoyo 4 March 2011 37 weeks ago 22 sec 3.3
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Heavy crop distant shot
Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp coromandelianus)
vinaydarbal 21 January 2011 1 year ago 3.9 -
An adult male
Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 2001 1 year ago 3.4 -
Cotton Pygmy-goose Pair
Locality Gujarat, India (ssp coromandelianus)
deomurari 2 years ago 3.2 -
A pair in the water, the male behind.
Locality San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 1991 6 weeks ago 3 -
A pair in the water, the male behind.
Locality San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park, Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 16 August 1991 6 weeks ago 3 -
Cotton Pygmy Geese in a lake.
Locality Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp coromandelianus)
Ragoorao 22 February 2011 50 weeks ago 2.2
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Calls in flight Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp coromandelianus)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 1983 2 years ago 3
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